Counter Demonstrations Overwhelmed a KKK Rally in Dayton, Ohio (in Photos)
The demonstrations were ultimately peaceful—but expensive.
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‘Hate Is Just Exhausting’: Growing Up With—and Running Away From—the Ku Klux Klan
The daughter of a KKK Grand Dragon discusses life with the Klan, how she escaped, and the state of hate today.
How the Pittsburgh Massacre Fits Into America’s Long History of Anti-Semitism
Violence driven by racial or religious hatred is as American as apple pie, according to a cultural anthropologist who has studied the white-power movement.
‘BlacKkKlansman’ and the Art of Code-Switching
Beyond tics in dialect, code-switching often requires a shift in ideology.
The Best Way to Combat Anti-Muslim Bias
New research finds that directly hinting at the hypocrisy of an Islamophobic stance can make people reconsider that position.
The Birth of the Ku Klux Brand
In her new book, Elaine Frantz Parsons re-traces the origins of the 19th-century KKK, which began as a social club before swiftly moving to murder.
The Long History of the Rhetoric Around Rape and Race
Whether it's the KKK's plans to protest the removal of the Confederate flag or Donald Trump's controversial commentary on Latino men, professor and critic Salamishah Tillet writes we should pay more attention to how little the rhetoric around rape has changed.
Your Research-Based Guide to American White Supremacist Movements
Hate groups provide violent ideologies for terrorists who have killed dozens of Americans over the last 14 years.
Cross Burning Is More Common Than You Think
Hate-crime sentences are harsher than ever, but the terrorizing tactic still persists.